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Goyena family, Dama de la familia Canals (Lady of the Canals Family), ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, image: sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.19
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Dama de la familia Canals (Lady of the Canals Family)
- Artist
- Attributed to Goyena family
- Date
- ca. 1840
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait female — Canals — waist length
- Object — flower — rose
- Object Number
- 1996.91.19
Artwork Description
In this miniature the ornate gilded band around the painting emphasizes the sitter’s gold jewelry. Because Canals is a popular Spanish name, it is difficult to determine the identity of the lady in this portrait.